Smoking pipe



Aug. 5, 1924.

A. G.- BLoMsTER SMOKING PIPE Filed aan. so. 1920 A 2 sheets-sneer 1 @aaz I lll/[11,111

A. G. BLOMSTER Aug.' 5 1924.

SMOKING PIPE Filed dan. 30 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Arron/ms Patented ug.5, 1924.

relata PTEN Y ALBERT GEEGE BLOMSTER, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFOR-NA.

jSIVIICDKING( PIPE.

Application filed January 30, 192D. Serial No. 355,109.

To all whom. t may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ALBERT G. BLoMs'rnn, a citizen of .the United States,and a resident of San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Smoking Pipes,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in smoking pipes, and it consistsin the com binat-ions, construction, and arrangements herein describedand claimed: An object of my invention is to provide a smoking pipe inwhich the smoke will be cooled and purified by being drawn circuitouslyfrom the bowl to the smokers mout-h.

A further object of my invention is to provide a smoking pipe in whichmeans is provided for segregating saliva and for preventing the samefrom being drawn into the smokers mouth.

A further object of my invention is to provide a smoking pipe throughwhich the smoke from the bowl` may be drawn freely and uninterruptedly.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of t-he invention willbe particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

My invention is illust-rated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this application, in whic Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectionthrough the pipe,

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Figure 1 Figure 3 is asection along the line 3 3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a central longitudinal-section of a modified form of mydevice,

Figure 5 is a sectional view of' the mouthpiece along the line 5 5 ofFigure 4,

Figure 6 is a section along the line 6 6 of Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a section along the line 7 7 of Figure 4,

Figure 8 is a central longitudinal section through a modified form ofthe pipe,

Figure 9 is a longitudinal section along the line 9 9 of Figure 8,

Figure 10 is a cent-ral longitudinal section of a modified form of mydevice,

Figure 11 is a section along the line 11 11 of Figure 10, i

Figure 12 is a section along the line 12 12 of Figure 10,

Figure 13 is a section along the line 13 13 of Figure 10,

Figure 14 is a section along the line 14 14 of Figure 10,

Figure 15 is a central longitudinal section of a modified form of thedevice,

Figure 16 is a section along the line 16 16 of Figure 15,

Figure 17 is a section along the line 17 17 of Figure 15,

Figure 18 is a sectional view looking downward upon a portion of thedevice shown in Figure' 15, and

Figure 19 is a plan view, partly in section, of a portion of lthe deviceshown in Figure 1.

Referring to Figure 1, it will be noted that `I provide a bowl portion20 substantially as shown, a central stem 21 and a mouthpiece 22. Thecentral stem 21 is connected to the bowl 20 by a nipple 23 which extendsto the farther inner wall of the bowl 20. The under portion of thenipple 23 which would otherwise be imbedded within the bottom of thebowl 20 is cut away, leaving a space 24. The latter communicates withthe interior of ythe bowl 2O around the threads 25 of the nipple 23. Itwill be noted from Figure 19 that the threads in the bowl 20 adjacent tothe space 24 are spaced from the threads 25, thereby defining passageways 25.` Tobacco cannot pass from the bowl 20into the space 24 to clogthe same.

The central bore 26 from the bowl 20 throughI the nipple 23 terminatesat the end of the nipple 23, as shown in Figure 1. A passage 27communicates with a connecting channel 28 across the forward end of thecentral stem 21 near the edge of one side. The connecting channel 28communicates with a longitudinal flue 29 which extends the entire lengthof the central stem 21. The longitudinal flue 29 opens into a channel 30along the side near one edge of the stem 21.

The channel 30 in turn communicates with Vsecond channel 32 in theforward end of the stem 21, the second channel 32 being parallel to thechannel 28 as shown in Figure 3. The channel 32 connects the tlue 31with the flue 33. The latter extends longitudinally through the stem 21and opens into a channel 34 which is parallel to the ychannel 30, asshown in Figure 2. A passage 35connects the channel 34 with a centralreservoir 36 extending longitudinally partly through the central stem2l.

A nipple 37 connects the mouthpiece 22 to the central stem 21 andaffords through its central bore 38 between the central here 39 inthemouthpiece 22 and the central reservoir 36 in the stem 21, a passagewaybetween the bore 39 and the reservoir 36.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. Smoke from the interior ofthe bowl 20 is drawn along the depressions of the threads of the nipple23 through the space 24 into the bore of the nipple 23. Thence, thesmoke finally reaches the reservoir 36 by the circuitous route of thepassage 27, the channel 28, the longitudinal iiue 29, the channel 30,the longitudinal iue 31, the channel 32, the longitudinal iiue 33, andthe passage 35. The smoke is then drawn into the smokers mouththrough-the bore 38 inthe nipple 37 vand the bore 39 in the mouthpiece22.

In my device, the smoke must of necessity pass by a circuitous routefrom the bowl to the smokers mouth. This insures the smoke reaching thesmokers mouth cooled in passage and free from nicotine, ashes, and othersubstances which are ordinarily drawn from a pipe bowl. The smoke isalso free from moisture, since any saliva from the smokers mouthcollects in the reservoir 36 and is not re-drawn into the smokers mouthloaded with impurities as is the case in a pipe of ordinaryconstruction.

Referring to Figure 4, my device is shown in a modified form. ln thearrangement illustrated, the smoke must pass from the interior of thepipe bowl 40, around the threads 41, through the space 42 and thecentral bore 43 of the connecting nipple 40 into the combined centralreservoir and flue 44 located within the cent-ral ystem 45. Themouthpiece 46 is connected to the central stem 45 by means of the nipple47. VThe central opening 48 in the mouthpiece 46 does not extendlongitudinally through the mouthpiece. There is therefore no directcommunication between the reservoir 44 in the cent-ral ste-m 45 andtheopening 48 .in the mouthpiece 46. lThe smokeimust pass circuitously fromthe combined central reservoir and flue 44 to the opening 48, throughthe passage 49, the longitudinal flnev50, rthe channel 51, thelongitudinal flue 52, the channel 53, the longitudinal flueV 54, thechannel 55, the longitudinal flue 56, and thence by the channel 57 inthe mouthpiece 46, connecting the longitudinal flue 58 in the centralstem 45 with Vthe opening 48 in the mouthpiece 46. 49 indicates'v aYmatch or other piece of soft wood placed in the central reservoir andflue to absorb moisture'.

In the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 8, the smoke passes from the bowl60 into the bore 61, of the nipple 62 in the manner described. Thenipple 62 connects the central stem 63 and the bowl 60 and is disposedas illustrated in Figure 9 of the accompanying drawings. The smoke mustthen pass in turn through the longitudinaliiue 64, the connectingchannel 65, the longitudinal iue 66, the connecting channel 67, thelongitudinal flue 68, and the'connecting passagefway 69 in themouthpiece 70l through the central opening 71 in the mouthpiece 70 intothe smokers mouth. The mouthpiece 70 is conA f nected to Ithe nipple 72.

In the arrangement illustrated in Figure 10, l have provided a curvedstem pipe having a bowl. 73, a centrall stem 74, and aA combined stemportion and mouthpiece l7 5. A grate 76 in the bowl 73 preventsth'passage 77 from being clogged with tobacco. The smoke must passint-urn through the passage-way 77, the channel 78, the YlongitudinaliiueY 79, the channel 80, the longidinal flue 81, the channel 82, thelongitudinal flue 83, the channel 84,the longitudinal flue 85, thechannel 86, the longitudinal flue central stem 63 by the 87, and thecross passage-way 88 into the cenv tral flue 89 in the central stem 74.The central stem 74 is connected to the bowl 73 by means of' a nipple 90as illustrated in Figure 10 of the accompanying drawings reservoir 93 inthe combinationV stem and mouthpiece 75 into which the nipple 91extends. The smoke is drawn from the reservoir 93 into the smokers mouththrough the central bore 94 in the combinationste'm and mouthpiece 75.Moisture and impurities remainl in the reservoir 93. Y v 1 Referring toFigure 15, it will be noted that I have provided a pipe having a bowlportion 95, a central. stem, and a mouthpiece V97. The central stem 96is connected to the bowl 95 by means of a nipple 98 having a centralbore 99. The mouthpiece 97 is connected tothe central stem 96 by meansof a nipple 100 havingl a central bore 101. The central bore 99 of thenipple 98 communicates with an orifice 102 in the forward end of thecentral stem 96. The central bore 101 of the nipple 100 communicateswith a similar oriice 103 in the other end of the central stem 96, asillustrated. The smoke is drawn into the orifice 102 from the bowl 95through the central bore 99 of the nipple 98. Thenoe through the passage104, the longitudinal flue 105, the channel 106, the longitudinal flue107, the channel 108, the longitudinal flue 109, the channel 110, thelongitudinal iiue 111, the channel 112, and the longitudinal flue 113 tothe passage 114, thence to the orifice 103. The smoke is drawn from theorifice 103 through the central bore 101 in the nipple 100 and thecentral bore 115 in the mouthpiece 97 into the smolers mouth. It will benoted that a continuous communicating passage between the bowl 95 andthe mouthpiece 97 1s assured even though the central stem 96 is notturned tightly against the bowl portion 95 nor the mouthpiece 97 againstthe central stem portion 96.

It will be noted that in each of the forms of the device illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, the smoke must pass circuitously from thebowl to the sinokers mouth.

I claim:

A pipe comprising a bowl and stein portion, both having threaded borestherein, and a nipple connecting said bowl and stem portion together,said nipple extending into said bowl and having a recess in the lowerside thereof which is disposed in the bowl, the threads of said nipplebeing spaced from the threads in the bowl so as to provide smokepassages from the bowl portion into the nipple.

ALBERT GEORGE BLOMSTER.

